Table 5.

Average total costs per patient by age, gender and place of residence (in € of 1999; n = 598)

Died within 6 months?	Age		Gender		Place of residencea
	Under 75 (n = 265)	75 and older (n = 333)	Female (n = 323)	Male (n = 275)	Single (n = 193)	Other (n = 387)
Yes	7,330	8,050	7,650	7,960	9,400	7,780
No	17,760	20,630	20,090	18,040	21,800	17,790
Total	15,430	16,120	16,550	14,920	18,650	14,890

^a Of 18 respondents the place of residence before stroke could not be retrieved.